Patent ID: 7568036
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An autonomic management method for self-configuring subject entities of a data processing system, the configuration of the subject entities being defined by rules each one for a category of subject entities being specified by at least one attribute, wherein the method includes the steps of: publishing a set of resource rules each one defining a target state of at least one resource; creating a set of scanner rules each one defining the installation of at least one scanner for evaluating a corresponding attribute, the scanner rules being created according to the categories specified in the resource rules, wherein the scanner rules are created according to a predetermined weight being assigned to each attribute, the creating including determining a plurality of eligible sets of the scanner rules, and selecting one of the eligible sets according to the weights; publishing the scanner rules; applying each rule on each subject entity belonging to the category specified in the rule to enforce the installation of the at least one scanner defined in, each scanner rule and the target state of the at least one resource defined in each resource rule.