FINGERPRINT-BASED CONFIGURATION TYPING AND CLASSIFICATION

摘要

Disclosed are techniques for automating records related to devices coupled to a network, such as servers, clients and memory banks The fingerprint-based configuration typing and classification described herein may identify a fingerprint for a first device located on a network, the first device having a plurality of hardware components and the fingerprint generated based on a combination of at least two hardware components of the first device. The fingerprint is assigned to the first device. If the device does not have a first identifier assigned to it that identifies the plurality of hardware components, the fingerprint is compared to a plurality of stored fingerprints, with at least some of the stored fingerprints having a respective identifier. If the fingerprint matches one of the plurality of stored fingerprints and that stored fingerprint has an identifier associated therewith, the identifier associated with the stored fingerprint is assigned to the first device as the first identifier.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
identifying a fingerprint for a first device located on a network, the first device having a plurality of hardware components and the fingerprint generated based on a combination of at least two hardware components of the first device; assigning the fingerprint to the first device; and upon a condition that the device does not have a first identifier assigned to it that identifies the plurality of hardware components:
comparing the fingerprint to a plurality of stored fingerprints, with at least some of the stored fingerprints having a respective identifier; andupon a condition that the fingerprint matches one of the plurality of stored fingerprints and the one of the plurality of stored fingerprints has an identifier associated therewith, assigning the identifier associated with the one of the plurality of stored fingerprints to the first device as the first identifier.