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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2005
Charles R. Rich, Northport, NY (US);
Nelson S. Ferreira, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Stephen H. Gomory, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Charles R. Rich, Northport, NY (US);
Nelson S. Ferreira, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Stephen H. Gomory, Tarrytown, NY (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for specifying the identification and classification of at least one application having components distributed over selected nodes of a network system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of creating a first section containing at least one directive for specifying information or initiating at least one external process for discovering characteristics of the application, creating a second section containing at least one directive for specifying information or initiating at least one external process for storing the discovered characteristics, and creating a third section containing at least one directive for specifying information or initiating at least one external process for testing the discovered characteristics.