Patent ID: 8682846
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: for a given configuration item (CI) representing an information technology (IT) resource undergoing synchronization from a source configuration management database (CMDB) of an IT infrastructure including the IT resource to a target CMDB of the IT infrastructure, as specified within a topology governing reconciliation and defined via a topology query language (TQL), retrieving, the given CI from the source CMDB, by a processor, the given CI including one or more of: an attribute of the given CI, the attribute specified by the topology; a link to an additional CI, the link specified by the topology; where the topology specifies an attribute of the given CI, retrieving the attribute of the CI from the source CMDB, by the processor, to acquire reconciliation data; where the topology specifies a link to an additional CI of the given CI, recursively retrieving the additional CI, by the processor, to acquire the reconciliation data; and, merging, by the processor, the reconciliation data into the target CMDB to reconcile the given CI from the source CMDB, wherein the additional CI is a first additional CI, and wherein recursively retrieving the first additional CI comprises: retrieving the first additional CI, the first additional CI including one or more of: an attribute of the first additional CI, a link to a second additional CI, to acquire the reconciliation data; where the first additional CI includes an attribute to acquire the reconciliation data, retrieving the attribute of the first additional CI; and, where the first additional CI includes a link to a second additional CI to acquire the reconciliation data, recursively retrieving the second additional CI.