Database Indexing for Heterogeneous Data Center Device Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing devices in heterogeneous data centers with diverse vendors is complicated by different naming schemes, leading to complexity in data gathering and administration.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a database indexing system that links data from multiple vendors' devices to attributes, associations, and usage contexts, allowing for efficient search and management through a management server with communication channels and software modules for data gathering, indexing, and search requests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data is gathered from multiple vendors' devices with different naming schemes, then comprehensive device management is achieved, but data gathering complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a standardized attribute schema as an intermediary layer between vendor-specific device data and the management system. This schema acts as a mediator that translates diverse vendor naming schemes into a unified attribute structure, enabling comprehensive device management without directly exposing the complexity of multiple vendor formats to the management system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms vendor-specific device attributes into standardized attributes through parameter mapping. By changing the representation of device parameters from vendor-specific nomenclature to a standardized attribute schema, the system maintains comprehensive device management capability while reducing data gathering complexity through uniform parameter handling.
2Measurement precision
If vendor-specific naming schemes are used for devices, then device identification accuracy is maintained, but administration efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized attribute schema serves as an intermediary that preserves vendor-specific device identification accuracy while providing a uniform interface for administration. The schema maps vendor-specific names to standardized attributes, allowing administrators to work with consistent terminology without losing the ability to accurately identify specific devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal attribute schema that can represent devices from multiple vendors through a single standardized framework. This universal schema enables one interface to handle multiple vendor naming schemes, improving administration efficiency while maintaining the ability to accurately identify and reference specific devices through their vendor-specific characteristics.
3Productivity
If a database indexing system is implemented to standardize data retrieval, then data management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data management system into distinct functional components: data gathering modules, attribute mapping layers, indexing structures, and search/query interfaces. This segmentation allows the system to achieve efficient data retrieval through indexing while managing complexity by dividing the overall system into independent, manageable modules that can be developed and maintained separately.
Data Source
AI summary
Examples are disclosed for searching data associated with devices in a heterogeneous data center. In some examples, data may be gathered for a database. The data may be associated with a heterogeneous data center having devices from multiple vendors. The database may be indexed to link data for a given device to an attribute, association or usage context for the given device. Responsive to a search request, data for a given device from among the devices in the heterogeneous data center may be provided based on a comparison of the search request to the indexed database. Other examples are described and claimed.