摘要 |
The disclosure is a real-time, dynamic and automatic system for computing object discovery within an IT enterprise network. Every time an object is activated on the network, the activation is self-announced by the object sending a thin 'hello' message to a network manager. The 'hello' message includes the minimum identification and addressing information for the object, including the objects Uniform Resource Identifier, allowing the manager to thereby discover the object. The manager then uses the object'Uniform Resource Identifier to query the object for configuration information from its catalog, which is exposed through the object'end-points. The manager then registers the discovered object instance and its associated data in a configuration management database. The process is based on industry-open Web Services technologies and standards to simplify enterprise integration.
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