Patent ID: 8712959
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: obtaining, by an agent for a configuration tracking system, asset data from an asset, wherein the asset data for the asset is descriptive of how the asset is configured at a snapshot in time, wherein the asset comprises one or more of a computer, a storage device, a network device, or a software package; transferring the asset data from the agent to a server of the configuration tracking system; storing at the server the asset data or asset information based on the asset data, wherein the server stores the asset data or the asset information within an underlying data store comprising one or more of a database, a file system, or a disk volume; providing, by the server, access to the asset data or the asset information to one or more clients; determining that the asset data or the asset information stored at the server is lost or corrupted; in response to determining that the asset data or the asset information stored at the server is lost or corrupted, reconstructing the asset data or the asset information at the server or another server of the configuration tracking system, wherein said reconstructing comprises: