公开(公告)号：US5835720A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-10

申请号：US649187

申请日：1996-05-17

申请人： Jamie Nelson ,  Leonard Janze ,  Kalpana Ravichandran ,  Govindarajan Rangarajan

发明人： Jamie Nelson ,  Leonard Janze ,  Kalpana Ravichandran ,  Govindarajan Rangarajan

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/12 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04L29/12018 ,  H04L12/2697 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L43/50 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L61/10

摘要： Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for discovering devices on a network. Active devices can be discovered in ARP tables from routers on the network. Pings can then be sent to the active devices for verification, or pings can be sent to devices at other addresses on the network. Devices can also be discovered by sending a batch of pings to addresses on the network and monitoring responses from those addresses over an interval. After the interval elapses, another batch of pings can be sent. The devices can be discovered by a host on the network or by a network manager. The network manager can add the discovered devices to a network topology database.

摘要翻译： 这里公开了用于发现网络上的设备的方法和装置。 在网络中的路由器的ARP表中可以发现活动设备。 然后可以将ping发送到活动设备进行验证，或者可以将ping发送到网络上其他地址的设备。 还可以通过向网络上的地址发送一批ping并在一段时间内监控来自这些地址的响应来发现设备。 间隔过后，可发送另一批呼吸。 设备可以由网络上的主机或网络管理员发现。 网络管理员可以将发现的设备添加到网络拓扑数据库。

公开(公告)号：US08983982B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US12750291

申请日：2010-03-30

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Narayan Kumar

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Narayan Kumar

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30365 ,  G06F17/243 ,  G06F17/30117 ,  G06F17/30607 ,  G06F17/30917

摘要： Techniques are described to allow the deprecation of classes in an object-oriented data model, such as a CDM for a CMDB. When a class is deprecated and replaced by another existing or new class, data associated with instances of the deprecated class may be migrated to the replacement class. A mapping between the deprecated class and its replacement class may be provided to allow existing applications to continue to access data using the deprecated class without change until the deprecated class is finally deleted or the application is updated to use the replacement class. New applications written to use the object-oriented data model after the deprecation may use the replacement class to access data instances created using the original data model.

摘要翻译： 描述技术以允许在面向对象的数据模型中的类的弃用，例如CMDB的CDM。 当一个类被弃用并被另一个现有或新类替换时，与不推荐使用的类的实例关联的数据可能会被迁移到替换类。 可以提供不推荐使用的类及其替换类之间的映射，以允许现有应用程序使用不推荐的类继续访问数据，而不会改变，直到不推荐使用的类最终被删除或应用程序更新为使用替换类。 在不推荐使用面向对象的数据模型之后编写的新应用程序可能会使用替换类来访问使用原始数据模型创建的数据实例。

公开(公告)号：US10127296B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US13082194

申请日：2011-04-07

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew Conners ,  Darius Wallace

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew Conners ,  Darius Wallace

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

摘要： 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：US5987514A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-16

申请号：US741476

申请日：1996-10-30

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/044 ,  H04L41/0681

摘要： A network manager automatically sends certain requests in response to selected events generated by network devices. When a device generates an event, the network manager can send stop requests to the device; send different event requests to the device; or send the same event request to the device, but over a different path. The stop request is sent to cut down on network management traffic. The different event requests can be sent to determine why the event was generated by the device in the first place. The same event request can be sent over a different path to determine whether a problem exists with the device itself or with the path to the device.

摘要翻译： 网络管理员自动发送特定请求以响应网络设备生成的所选事件。 当设备生成事件时，网络管理员可以向设备发送停止请求; 向设备发送不同的事件请求; 或发送相同的事件请求到设备，但在不同的路径。 发送停止请求以减少网络管理流量。 可以发送不同的事件请求，以确定首先由设备生成事件的原因。 可以通过不同的路径发送相同的事件请求，以确定设备本身或设备路径中是否存在问题。

公开(公告)号：US08082222B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-20

申请号：US12550078

申请日：2009-08-28

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Jiani Chen

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Jiani Chen

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30566

摘要： This disclosure relates generally to the field of Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs). One embodiment of a user interface embodying the present invention is an extension of the process for creating CMDB classes and is therefore readily available for use by someone with knowledge of CMDB administration. The CMDB administrator is thus relieved from having to understand in detail the technologies and interfaces used by the Management Data Repository (MDR) sources. The result of setting up a relation from a CMDB data structure to an MDR data structure by a CMDB administrator may be represented by one or more new CMDB class(es) for the MDR data. The related MDR may then be accessed by an existing CMDB application using already existing CMDB interfaces. The instances of the new relationships and classes thus appear as if they were native instances stored in the CMDB.

摘要翻译： 本公开一般涉及配置管理数据库（CMDB）的领域。 实现本发明的用户界面的一个实施例是用于创建CMDB类的过程的扩展，因此可以容易地被具有CMDB管理知识的人使用。 因此，CMDB管理员不需要详细了解管理数据存储库（MDR）源使用的技术和接口。 由CMDB管理员建立从CMDB数据结构到MDR数据结构的关系的结果可以由用于MDR数据的一个或多个新的CMDB类来表示。 然后可以使用已有的CMDB接口由现有的CMDB应用程序来访问相关的MDR。 因此，新关系和类的实例看起来像是将本机实例存储在CMDB中。

公开(公告)号：US06275225B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-14

申请号：US08958378

申请日：1997-10-24

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Eugene Krivopaltsev ,  Joe Scarpelli ,  Jonathan Nelson ,  Akhil Arora ,  Xuesi Dong

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Eugene Krivopaltsev ,  Joe Scarpelli ,  Jonathan Nelson ,  Akhil Arora ,  Xuesi Dong

IPC分类号： G06F314

CPC分类号： G06F9/451 ,  Y10S715/969

摘要： Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed that allow the user of an application to customize the graphical user interface (GUI) for the user's needs. The invention engages in a dialog with the user to determine which GUI features are desired by the user. Depending on the user's answers a model representation of the GUI (a configuration) is saved. The invention provides the user with the ability to select and use the saved configurations.

摘要翻译： 公开了装置，方法和计算机程序产品，其允许应用程序的用户为用户的需要定制图形用户界面（GUI）。 本发明与用户进行对话，以确定用户期望哪些GUI特征。 根据用户的答案，保存GUI（配置）的模型表示。 本发明为用户提供了选择和使用保存的配置的能力。

公开(公告)号：US5822534A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-13

申请号：US661581

申请日：1996-06-04

申请人： Sundararajan Yamunachari ,  Govindarajan Rangarajan

发明人： Sundararajan Yamunachari ,  Govindarajan Rangarajan

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L41/0213 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22

摘要： Elements on a network are selectively unmanaged by a network manager. An element is not managed when it is placed in a Pending state. Traps and events from the element in the Pending state are handled but not processed. The element can be automatically placed in the Pending state if a trap or event has been generated by that element.

公开(公告)号：US08554750B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US12685096

申请日：2010-01-11

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Darius Wallace ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Darius Wallace ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30371 ,  G06F17/30303

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 数据通常从不同来源填充到配置管理数据库（CMDB）中。 因为数据可能来自各种来源，它可能会有不一致 - 甚至可能不完整。 标准化引擎（NE）可能能够根据某些规则和知识自动清理传入的数据。 在一个实施例中，NE采用要被归一化的每个配置项（CI）或CI组，并应用规则或一组规则来查看数据是否可以被清除，如果是，则更新CI或 相应的CI组。 特别地，一个实施例可以通过对产品目录和/或别名目录进行查找来允许对CI的数据进行归一化。 在另一个实施例中，NE架构可以是完全可扩展的，允许由用户和/或第三方创建自定义的基于规则的插件。

公开(公告)号：US20120259812A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-11

申请号：US13082194

申请日：2011-04-07

申请人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew Conners ,  Darius Wallace

发明人： Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Ajoy Kumar ,  Narayan Kumar ,  Douglas Mueller ,  Matthew Conners ,  Darius Wallace

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30575

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 公开的是提供跨多个分布式数据存储库（数据存储）的数据项的协调识别的方法和系统。 在一个公开的实施例中，单个配置管理数据库（CMDB）控制所有CI的标识权，因为它们首先在与分布式环境中的所有其他CMDB的主/从关系中识别。 在第二实施例中，多个CMDB基于协调识别规则划分标识权限，其中某些CMDB被分配权限识别权限，用于与分布式环境中的特定CMDB的规则匹配的CI。 在第三实施例中，多个CMDB中的一个或多个还可以具有对于尚未具有可识别的唯一身份的CI的咨询标识权，并且可以与权威CMDB协调以建立CI的身份。

公开(公告)号：US08032504B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US12557418

申请日：2009-09-10

申请人： Eugene Krivopaltsev ,  Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Peinan C. Zhang

发明人： Eugene Krivopaltsev ,  Govindarajan Rangarajan ,  Peinan C. Zhang

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L41/12

摘要： A mechanism is disclosed for enabling new task types to be added to a management server without changing the source code of the management server. To add a new task type, a descriptor file is provided. This descriptor file specifies all of the particulars of the new task type. Any mechanisms referred to in the descriptor file are also provided. At startup time, the management server processes the descriptor file and forms associations between the various aspects of the task type with the mechanisms that are responsible for implementing those various aspects. At runtime, these associations are used to manage the definition and execution of tasks of that task type. By doing so, the management server enables new task types to be added, and enables task instances of the new task types to be defined and executed, without changing the source code of the management server.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于使新的任务类型能够添加到管理服务器而不改变管理服务器的源代码的机制。 要添加新的任务类型，提供描述符文件。 该描述符文件指定新任务类型的所有细节。 还提供了描述符文件中引用的任何机制。 在启动时，管理服务器处理描述符文件，并在任务类型的各个方面与负责实现这些各个方面的机制之间形成关联。 在运行时，这些关联用于管理该任务类型的任务的定义和执行。 通过这样做，管理服务器可以添加新的任务类型，并且可以定义和执行新任务类型的任务实例，而无需更改管理服务器的源代码。