CPC H04L 41/0853 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/142 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A method for identifying and managing devices in a network, comprising:
automatically analyzing a network to discover a plurality of servers providing addressable application components in the network;
grouping the servers discovered at least in part based upon the addressable application components discovered;
constructing a profile based on services provided by the addressable application components running on a server;
reporting the profile to a user;
generating rules applicable to a plurality of the servers with a common profile; and
applying the rules to the plurality of servers with a common profile.
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