Patent ID: 6308206
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a computing environment comprised of at least one managed system and at least one system with a configuration database which manages the managed system, each of the system with a configuration database and managed systems being capable of communicating with each other over the Internet, a method for real time configuration validation comprising the steps of:creating a plurality of system configuration and status documents, one for each managed system, using a program to create the documents from a template form;selecting one of the system configuration and status documents;creating a standard supported system configuration database on at least a first system with a configuration database;transmitting the selected system configuration and status document to the at least first system with a configuration database;comparing the selected system configuration and status document with a standard supported system configuration; andreturning any differences between the selected system configuration and status document and the standard supported system configuration.