Patent ID: 6240511
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a computer system including a host computer and at least one computer system resource, a method of detecting changes in a configuration of the computer system, the method comprising steps of:(A) storing information relating to a reference configuration of the computer system at a first point in time;(B) determining a current configuration of the computer system at a second point in time;(C) comparing the current configuration of the computer system with the reference configuration to determine whether the current configuration differs from the reference configuration; and(D) providing an indication when the current configuration of the computer system differs from the reference configuration;wherein the at least one computer system resource includes a plurality of devices accessible by the host computer, and wherein the step (A) includes a step of storing the information relating to the reference configuration in a form that includes at least one component of information that uniquely identifies each one of the plurality of devices accessible by the host computer using information independent of the reference configuration of the computer system.