公开(公告)号：US11514076B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16946548

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.

Inventor： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew D. Connors ,  Darius Wallace

IPC: G06F16/27

Abstract: A first datastore discovers a configuration item (CI), without a persistent unique identifier in a distributed datastores environment. When the first datastore has authoritative naming rights, it determines an authoritative identification for the CI. When the first datastore has advisory naming rights, it suggests a name for the CI to a second datastore having authoritative naming rights. The second datastore determines that a pre-existing identification for the CI in the second datastore is the authoritative identification for the CI. If there is no pre-existing identification for the CI in the second data store, the second data store accepts the suggested name as the authoritative identification for the CI. When the first datastore has no naming rights for the CI, it sends the CI to a third data store having authoritative naming rights for the CI to get an authoritative identification for the CI.

公开(公告)号：US20180373774A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16116292

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.

Inventor： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew D. Connors ,  Darius Wallace

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/27

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems to provide coordinated identification of data items across a plurality of distributed data storage repositories (datastores). In one disclosed embodiment, a single configuration management database (CMDB) controls identification rights for all CIs as they are first identified in a master/slave relationship with all other CMDBs in the distributed environment. In a second embodiment, a plurality of CMDBs divide identification rights based upon coordination identification rules where certain CMDBs are assigned authoritative identification rights for CIs matching the rules of a particular CMDB in the distributed environment. In a third embodiment, one or more of the plurality of CMDBs may also have advisory identification rights for CIs which do not already have an identifiable unique identity and can coordinate with an authoritative CMDB to establish an identity for CIs.

公开(公告)号：US10740352B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16116292

申请日：2018-08-29

Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.

Inventor： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew D. Connors ,  Darius Wallace

IPC: G06F16/27

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems to provide coordinated identification of data items across a plurality of distributed data storage repositories (datastores). In one disclosed embodiment, a single configuration management database (CMDB) controls identification rights for all CIs as they are first identified in a master/slave relationship with all other CMDBs in the distributed environment. In a second embodiment, a plurality of CMDBs divide identification rights based upon coordination identification rules where certain CMDBs are assigned authoritative identification rights for CIs matching the rules of a particular CMDB in the distributed environment. In a third embodiment, one or more of the plurality of CMDBs may also have advisory identification rights for CIs which do not already have an identifiable unique identity and can coordinate with an authoritative CMDB to establish an identity for CIs.

公开(公告)号：US20200327145A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-15

申请号：US16946548

申请日：2020-06-26

Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.

Inventor： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew D. Connors ,  Darius Wallace

IPC: G06F16/27

Abstract: A first datastore discovers a configuration item (CI), without a persistent unique identifier in a distributed datastores environment. When the first datastore has authoritative naming rights, it determines an authoritative identification for the CI. When the first datastore has advisory naming rights, it suggests a name for the CI to a second datastore having authoritative naming rights. The second datastore determines that a pre-existing identification for the CI in the second datastore is the authoritative identification for the CI. If there is no pre-existing identification for the CI in the second data store, the second data store accepts the suggested name as the authoritative identification for the CI. When the first datastore has no naming rights for the CI, it sends the CI to a third data store having authoritative naming rights for the CI to get an authoritative identification for the CI.

公开(公告)号：US10671593B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US14041973

申请日：2013-09-30

Applicant: BMC Software, Inc.

Inventor： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Darius Wallace ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller

IPC: G06F16/00 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/215

Abstract: Data is often populated into Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) from different sources. Because the data can come from a variety of sources, it may have inconsistencies—and may even be incomplete. A Normalization Engine (NE) may be able to automatically clean up the incoming data based on certain rules and knowledge. In one embodiment, the NE takes each Configuration Item (CI) or group of CIs that are to be normalized and applies a rule or a set of rules to see if the data may be cleaned up, and, if so, updates the CI or group of CIs accordingly. In particular, one embodiment may allow for the CI's data to be normalized by doing a look up against a Product Catalog and/or an Alias Catalog. In another embodiment, the NE architecture could be fully extensible, allowing for the creation of custom, rules-based plug-ins by users and/or third parties.