Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a system, method and program product for determining the affects of management actions. In an example, a computer determines a connectivity between one or more devices within a management inventory that are connected via a network. The computer determines a connectivity between the one or more devices within the management inventory after a proposed management action. The computer determines the one or more devices affected by the proposed management action. The computer sends a query to the one or more devices affected by the proposed management action for specific impacts of the proposed management action. The computer receives data related to the specific impacts of the proposed management action from the one or more devices affected by the proposed management action.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2012
Date of Patent:
November 17, 2015
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Jorge D. Acuna, Ezequiel Cervantes, Nedzad Taljanovic