CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FOR A RESOURCE WITH PREREQUISITES

摘要

Embodiments are directed towards employing a configuration management system to report one or more assumptions based on whether or not prerequisites for a resource are satisfied. The configuration management system may determine at least one prerequisite that corresponds to a provided resource. The prerequisites may indicate what the resource requires in order to put the system into the target state. If the prerequisites are unsatisfied, then assumptions regarding the system may be determined and reported to a user of the system. The assumptions may include at least a state transition that upon occurrence puts the system into the target state. If the system is in a non-operational mode, such that state actions and state transitions are simulated, rather than being executed, the system may be enabled to perform other actions as if the prerequisites were satisfied and the state transition occurred, even if it is not.

主权项

1. A method for providing configuration management of resources for a system of at least one network device, wherein at least one other network device enables actions to be performed, comprising:
providing a resource that includes at least one attribute that defines a target state of the system; employing at least one provider to utilize the at least one attribute to generate at least one requirement function that determines at least one prerequisite that corresponds to the resource, wherein each provider is configured to perform separate actions for different computing systems to move the system from a current state into the target state based on at least the at least one attribute for the resource; determining at least one assumption that corresponds to the at least one requirement function regarding the system based on whether the at least one prerequisite is unsatisfied for the resource, wherein the at least one assumption includes at least a state transition that upon occurrence puts the system into the target state; and providing the at least one assumption in a report to a user of the system.