VMware, Inc.
Automatic discovery of computing components within a hierarchy of accounts defining the scope and services of components within the computing environment

Abstract:

A feature selection methodology is disclosed. In a computer-implemented method, components of a computing environment are automatically monitored, and have a feature selection analysis performed thereon. Provided the feature selection analysis determines that features of the components are well defined, a classification of the features is performed. Provided the feature selection analysis determines that features of the components are not well-defined access to those features are discarded. Results of the feature selection methodology are generated.